A girl can still dream, can’t she? By all accounts, Suzé DiPietro should be filed under “never-was-has-been.” Some say she should be looking back and mourning the fact that she was unable to make a big hit with her music career in her twenties. But it would seem that the Fates had a different idea. His name was music producer Frank Gorgo.
Once a leather-clad, heavy metal singing goddess, Suzé is now a wife and mother of two. What the hell was Frank thinking?
According to Frank, from th...
A girl can still dream, can’t she? By all accounts, Suzé DiPietro should be filed under “never-was-has-been.” Some say she should be looking back and mourning the fact that she was unable to make a big hit with her music career in her twenties. But it would seem that the Fates had a different idea. His name was music producer Frank Gorgo.
Once a leather-clad, heavy metal singing goddess, Suzé is now a wife and mother of two. What the hell was Frank thinking?
According to Frank, from the moment he first heard Suzé sing, he fell in love with her vision as an artist. Her exceptional lyrics, haunting melodies and a voice that sounded like a smooth cocktail of bourbon with a shot of honey. Everything about her radiated passion about life, love and music. He knew he had to work with her and share her voice and songs with everyone else. “Oh, and by the way,” he said as he smiled. “Her publicity photo is not a product of photo shop. She’s got long natural blonde hair like Rapunzel. She’s still got it going on.”
Frank knew he had something special when he played “Broken Dreams” for another artist, a woman not given to great displays of emotion. She immediately broke down and cried. Her songwriting is so personal; it no doubt comes from her heart. He says he has seen this happen more than once and it still gives him a feeling that these songs are like magic.
“Of all the songs I’ve ever written with anyone,” said Frank, “the one I love the most is “Broken Dreams.” Suzé’s lyric ‘Broken dreams don’t fix real easy’ spoke volumes to me.” Frank is betting that it will speak to legions of music fans who will fall in love with her, too.
With the release of her debut CD, “Look at Me,” Suzé is certain that her dreams are not broken.
“This took me by surprise!” said Suzé. “I thought my dream of rock stardom that obsessed me in the ‘80’s was long over. Me -- I’m married with kids, and enjoying a successful marketing and public relations career. As the director of public relations for Trump Entertainment, I got to go behind the scenes doing promotions for stars who came to Atlantic City. I worked with Van Halen (all three singers), The Goo Goo Dolls, Stone Temple Pilots, Prince, Sting, Britney Spears, Don Henley, Beyonce, Lenny Kravitz, Gregg Allman and even Luciano Pavarotti. I lived vicariously through them, doing PR for people who were living my dream.
“I got to work with the some of the world’s biggest film and rock stars, including George Clooney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Leonardo DiCaprio,” she said. “I even negotiated on-site filming at Trump properties, including “Sex and the City,” “Ocean’s 11” and Woody Allen’s “Celebrity.” I also founded the VH1 Save the Music Auction at the Trump Marina in 1999. In fact, Frank and I first collaborated on an original rock opera, “Grendel’s Lair,” which we performed for the VH1 Save the Music Auction at the Trump Marina. And that experience just made it even clearer to me that the job was fun, but music was my passion.”
In May 2005, Suzé produced and headed up publicity for the “Oh… So Wilde” Fashion Show hosted by Johnny Rzeznik of the The Goo Goo Dolls to raise money for VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
Suzé is the author of An Angel Knocks on Hell’s Door, a novel. She will be publishing her next novel, Between Keys, a rock ‘n roll vampire who-dun-it, this fall. She has taught “Lights! Camera! Action! Let the Publicity Begin!” at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annual Writers Conference. Suzé is a University of Pennsylvania graduate.
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